FOX News Must Fire Bill Shine (Update: They Did!)

UPDATE: Bill Shine has officially resigned from Fox News! Another step in the right direction for ending this culture of sexual harassment against women. Check out NOW-NY President Sonia Ossorio’s statement here.

Even though it was a termination years overdue, Fox News made the right call when it fired Bill O’Reilly in April, after it was revealed that the top Fox anchor had faced, and covered up, numerous allegations of sexual harassment. However, even with O’Reilly ousted, the culture of condoned sexual harassment, racism, and misogyny will prevail at Fox if more enablers are not fired. Case in point: Fox News Co-President Bill Shine knew about, and helped cover up, multiple sexual harassment cases against former Fox CEO Roger Ailes, and Bill O’Reilly.

As of April 4, 13 black Fox employees (current and past) were in the process of suing Fox News for condoning years of racial discrimination and an abusive work environment. Who do the plaintiffs allege knew about, and did nothing to stop, the blatant racial discrimination? Bill Shine.

O’Reilly is not out because Fox News stopped condoning sexual harassment – O’Reilly is out because of YOU: the survivors who spoke out, the women and men who came forward to protest, the advocates who organized and the advertisers who fled. He’s out because the settlements were made public. We must keep the pressure on and tell Fox to fire Bill Shine — anyone who knew about sexual harassment and racial discrimination at Fox, and helped cover up such behavior, MUST go.